SUCTORIAN
Etymology
Noun
suctorian (plural suctorians)
A protist of the subclass Suctoria in the class Phyllopharyngea; a predatory sessile ciliate.
Hypernyms
• phyllopharyngean
• ciliophoran
• alveolate
• protist
• eukaryote
• microbe
Anagrams
• curations, soucriant
Source: Wiktionary
Suc*to"ri*an, n.
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A cartilaginous fish with a mouth adapted for suction, as the lampery.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the Suctoria.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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